Using the Web Collector Application

In this project, Esri's Web collector app was used with ArcMap to create an application that can be interactive with mobile users, and allow them to add data to the map. The app is used to map the emergency poles and blue light system around Bridgewater State University's campus. 

Description of the application: This application was created to help students and others on Bridgewater State University’s campus to learn where the emergency poles/ blue light system poles are located around the campus. This could be especially helpful for new students trying to learn where things are around campus and to know where these poles are in case of an emergency. The map can be found online at http://arcg.is/2kk9TKb.

Field Name	Type of Field	Possible values
Feet from sidewalk	Float	0-300 ft
Cameras	Text	Present or not present
Visibility	Text	1,2,3 (high to low)
BSU police instructions	Text	Present or not present
Color	Text	Blue or other color
Team member	Text	Brittney, Nathaniel, Steve

Table 1. This table shows the different attributes used in the application for the emergency poles. In the application, users are promoted to answer each of the questions, or attributes, to give information about each emergency pole. 

Figure 1: Here, there are nine emergency poles plotted using the web app. Each of the points/poles has information about the pole as well as a picture of that specific pole.

Conclusions: This application could be improved by adding in the scale description of the visibility to allow users to more accurately rate the visibility of the poles. It could also be improved by adding a field that indicates if the pole is located in a parking lot or on the sidewalk to give a better idea of where the pole is.

The collector’s app can be used for many different topics to make maps of. For example, a good use for this app that would definitely be helpful to students is using the app to identify the best restaurants near campus, or the best coffee shops. Students could write reviews on the app to help other decide what restaurant or coffee shop would be best for them to go to. Another idea could be locations of walking trails or outdoor activities nearby that students would enjoy.